Odin's Beard!

He's been Boss Nass, Prince Vultan and Robin Hood's dad, but the rumor mill suggests that British actor Brian Blessed may now be set to play none other than Odin in Marvel's Thor movie.

MTV points out an article at Bleeding Cool that claims Blessed, 71, has been cast as the king of the Norse gods, and the father of both Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

If true, Blessed's involvement wouldn't come as much of a surprise given that he's worked with Thor director Kenneth Branagh several times already, having previously appeared in Branagh's Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, and Hamlet (as the ghost of the title character's slain father).